Posts made in August, 2009

First Annual Saints and Sinners GLBT Literary Festival Short Fiction Contest

The Saints and Sinners GLBT Literary Festival’s First Annual Short Fiction Contest is soliciting original, unpublished short stories between 5,000 and 7,000 words with GLBT content on the broad theme of “Saints and Sinners.” The contest is open to authors at all stages of their careers and to stories in all genres. The entry fee is $10 per story with a 3 story limit per author. One grand prize of $250 and two second place prizes of $50 will be...

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2009 Mangrove Review / FGCU Sanibel Island Writers Conference Writing Contest

www.fgcu.edu/SIWC/contest.html Three awards—one each in Poetry, Fiction, and Creative Nonfiction Winners to be published and acknowledged in Mangrove Review, Spring 2010, FGCU’s literary magazine, and given free admission to the 2009 FGCU Sanibel Island Writers Conference. Guidelines: Poetry: Five poem limitation, one poem per page. Fiction and Creative Nonfiction: One story or essay, no more than 20 pages, one-sided, double-spaced....

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ALABAMA STATE POETRY SOCIETY 2009 FALL POETRY COMPETITION

Deadline: 2009-09-12 (Postmarked) http://alabamapoets.org/poetry_contests.php?contest_id=40 Rules and Details Paid members: $1 per entry — Non-members: $3 per entry “Members” must be paid prior to CONTEST DEADLINE OF SEPTEMBER 12: See Rules 1. THE ALABAMA STATE POETRY SOCIETY FALL CONTEST (sponsor ASPS) $100, $50, $25, $10, 3 HM’s in order of merit any form; any subject; line limit 60 — Open to paid members only....

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Boulevard Short Fiction Contest for Emerging Writers

www.richardburgin.net/1boulevardsfcontest.htm $1,500 and publication in Boulevard awarded to the winning story by a writer who has not yet published a book of fiction, poetry, or creative non-fiction with a nationally distributed press. RULES All entries must be postmarked by December 31, 2009. Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but previously accepted or published work is ineligible. Entries will be judged by the editors of Boulevard...

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Bibledude.net August 2009 Writing Contest

Now for the month August bibledude.net will be taking creative submissions on the topic of justice! Submissions will be taken here for any form of creative writing that you would like to share… * Short story * Poetry * Playwriting/Dramatic writing * Memoir * Creative non-fiction * Flash fiction * Photo journaling Use any of the listed forms of creative writing (or photo journaling) to share what you want to on this topic, and email your...

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